Meyer Burger secures $255.2 million to scale up production capacity to 3 GW
Swiss PV manufacturer Meyer Burger says it wants to rapidly expand its production of heterojunction solar cells and modules, following its recent supply agreement with U.S. project developer DE Shaw Renewable Investments.
Solar panel update from RE+
Common threads included manufacturing expansion into the United States, new product lines, and massive customer demand.
Sunrise brief: Multi-day iron-air battery startup nets $450 million investment
Also on the rise: Generac to bring EODev hydrogen fuel cell power generators to North America. 50 states of solar incentives: South Carolina. And more.
Sunrise brief: The Inflation Reduction Act may exacerbate the lithium problem
Also on the rise: How long do residential energy storage batteries last? Solar to the rescue as part of Hurricane Fiona relief .
The Inflation Reduction Act may exacerbate the lithium problem
The lithium battery production bottleneck will block the adoption of 350 million electric vehicles by 2040 unless supply chain constraints are removed.
Jupiter Power and Energy Vault to secure 2.4 GWh of domestic energy storage equipment
Energy Vault will focus on maximizing U.S. localization and deployment of energy storage equipment that will qualify for the Inflation Reduction Act’s Domestic Content Bonus Credit.
Sunrise brief: California renters will now have access to community solar
Also on the rise: More solar backsheets to be made in America. Why did I reform my views on Net Energy Metering (NEM)? And more.
Endurans Solar expands production of Made-in-America solar backsheets
The IRA includes over $60 billion for domestic manufacturing across the clean energy supply chain, incentivizing companies like Endurans Solar to increase domestic production.
Longi announces new 415 W residential and commercial solar panel
Unveiled at RE+ Anaheim, the 54-cell module features outputs up to 415 W and 21.3% efficiency.
Shoals Technologies and Nextracker introduce North-South Big Lead Assembly product
North-South BLA trunk bus optimizes electrical balance of system installation, long-term O&M and cuts costs compared to conventional wiring methods.
